OSHA 2017 Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations

In September, OSHA announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017.

Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented the Top 10 on the Expo floor as part of the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo, the world’s largest annual gathering of safety professionals.

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Summary: OSHA 2017 Workplace Safety Violations

Fall Protection remained #1 on a list that does not vary much per year. In fact, the top 5 remained the same as last year with:

Hazard Communication at #2;

Scaffolding at #3;

Respiratory Protection at #4; and

Lockout/Tagout at #5.

Ladders moved up one spot from last year’s list to #6, with its 2,241 citations down by 15.1 percent year-over-year.

Powered Industrial Trucks moved down one spot to #7, which had 24.4 percent fewer citations.